Apple iPad Can Be Your Phone

"The iPad may turn out to be an emergency mobile phone by using VoIP applications like Truphone, Skype or Vopium which are already available," writes ITProPortal's Desire Athow."

"Out of the three, only Skype allows VoIP calls over 3G networks with UK mobile network 3 UK being the only one openly supporting the disruptive technology and only the two others have native iPad applications," Athow writes.